Song Description

Where it all goes down - your hometown. The song lays out the conditiions of the present and aspires towards working the future. Be Peacific!

Lyrics

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
WORDS AND MUSIC BY GARY WOLLMAN

THE REVIEWS HAVE ALL COME IN
AND NO THE NEWS ISN'T VERY GOOD
THEY SAY THAT IT'S QUITE LIKELY
WE WON'T SURVIVE THIS LIFE
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD

HOPE RARELY LANDS WAY OUT HERE
IN THE GRANDSTAND
BUT THE SCORE OF THE GAME
REMAINS THE SAME
FROM AFAR OR NEAR
WON'T YOU LET ME MAKE JUST ONE THING CLEAR

WIN OR LOSE IT'S YOUR LIFE
YOU CAN ALWAYS CHOOSE SOME GOOD
NO YOU DON'T HAVE TO LET YOUR WEAKNESS THRIVE
YOU CAN COME ALIVE
AND DO THE BEST YOU COULD

HOPE RARELY LANDS WAY OUT HERE
IN THE HEARTLAND
MAN LIVES BY FEAR JUST THE SAME ON THE PLAINS
AS HE DOES ON THE TUNDRA
IS IT ANY WONDER WHY WE'RE GOING UNDER?

EMPERORS ONCE BUILT MONUMENTS
TO STAND IN THE DESERT SAND
LEFT TO THE ELEMENTS OF NEGLECT
MANY PEOPLE HAVE STOOD WHERE WE STAND TODAY
THINKING THEY HAD SOMETHING TO PROTECT

BUT ALL OF THEIR DREAMS AND VISIONS
HAVE LONG BEEN BURIED AWAY
'CAUSE ONLY NATURE REIGNS ETERNAL
AND IS GUARANTEED TO STAY
OH SO WE PRAY THESE DAYS
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD

I WONDER ALOUD
I WANDER FAR AND NEAR
THERE WAS NEVER MUCH TO BE GAINED BY FEAR
EXCEPT ENDLESS TEARS
ALL THE BLOOD AND TEARS

AND I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART
THERE'S NOTHING HERE THAT SHOULD KEEP US APART
OH AND HOW I LONG FOR A NEW START
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD

[INSTRUMENTAL]

HERE I AM, SITTING BACK, TAKING IT ALL IN
YEAH AND BY THE WAY
I MEAN TO BE PEACIFIC
REFLECTING BACK BOTH YOUR TRIUMPHS AND PAIN
FROM WHERE I SIT WE ALL NEED TO GET WITH IT

[INSTRUMENTAL]

IT'S BEEN SAID THAT HATE'S A SIN
BUT YET IT ABOUNDS MOST EVERYWHERE
THE TRUTH HAS GOT TO BE THE PLACE
WHERE WE COULD ALL GET IN
SIMPLY SHED OUR FEAR
SHARE A COMMON PRAYER

BUT THE DOOR TO HEAVEN REMAINS CLOSED TO THOSE
WHO FAIL THE MESSAGE TO HEAR
SO LONG AS WE DON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER
WE'RE ALL BOUND TO GET THERE
THAT'S IF WE DARE
SOMEHOW I SWEAR
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD

ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE
YOU CAN BE FORESAKEN
OR YOU CAN LEARN TO FORGIVE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

DOWN BY MY WAY
THINGS HAVE BEEN GOIN' ASTRAY
WE'VE BEEN BARELY HANGIN' ON
FOR FAR TOO LONG
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

BABY PLEASE WON'T YOU TELL ME
WHAT'S BEEN GOIN' DOWN
THERE'S JUST FAR TOO MUCH EVIL
BEEN MAKIN' THE ROUNDS
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

FOR HOW LONG MUST THIS PAIN
GO ON AND ON
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

WON'T YOU TELL ME PLEASE
WHAT'S BEEN GOIN' DOWN